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Roanoke Stockyards

Name: Roanoke Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Roanoke, Alabama · Wed, Jan 13

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1999

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

793 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 676▲ 65 vs year ago 728 · +8.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

216 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 133▲ 131 vs year ago 85 · +154.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 89▲ 71 vs year ago 55 · +129.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on light demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady on light demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.09/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$130.09

206 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$212

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$11.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.51

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	139.94	657	21
Medium and Large 3	450	134.13	604	15thin
Medium and Large 1	676	128.51	869	170

One grade step is worth $11.42/cwt here — about −$212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale206 hd

130.09

—

AL average15 barns · 920 hd

134.60

−4.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,727	74.86	1,293	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	54.87	634	112
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	54.57	823	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	43.73	420	22

Every lot

78 lots · USDA AMS · Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	150.03/cwt	148.00–152.00	510	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	157.02/cwt	155.00–158.00	608	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	157.68/cwt	151.00–160.00	676	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	146.76/cwt	143.00–150.00	635	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	139.46/cwt	136.00–145.00	642	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	130.14/cwt	130.00–131.00	605	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	151.48/cwt	147.00–156.00	717	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	139.53/cwt	136.00–142.00	728	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	130.24/cwt	128.00–133.00	682	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	130.99/cwt	128.00–134.00	756	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	119.77/cwt	115.00–124.00	764	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	657	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	851	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	119.32/cwt	118.00–121.00	793	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	115.59/cwt	115.00–116.00	892	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	792	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	974	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	874	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	975	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	970	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	140.09/cwt	136.00–144.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	153.21/cwt	147.00–156.00	510	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	147.04/cwt	142.00–150.00	569	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	131.89/cwt	128.00–135.00	554	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	141.32/cwt	137.00–146.00	603	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	127.84/cwt	125.00–134.00	588	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	116.48/cwt	111.00–120.00	559	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	110.46/cwt	107.00–113.00	579	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	654	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	105.61/cwt	104.00–108.00	599	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	109.58/cwt	107.00–115.00	689	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	651	118.80/cwt	118.80–118.80	773	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	95.56/cwt	91.00–100.00	745	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	150.97/cwt	150.00–153.00	551	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	157.79/cwt	157.00–159.00	664	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	123.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	528	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	144.15/cwt	142.00–145.00	627	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	137.02/cwt	131.00–140.00	634	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	118.94/cwt	116.00–122.00	571	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	134.01/cwt	133.00–136.00	694	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	123.16/cwt	122.00–125.00	650	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	107.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	76.25/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,315	10
Bulls	—	—	1,733	70.21/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,217	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	41.24/cwt	40.00–45.00	372	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	45.15/cwt	42.00–51.00	450	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	49.12/cwt	47.00–50.00	548	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	54.03/cwt	50.00–56.00	620	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	57.90/cwt	47.00–62.00	684	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	54.57/cwt	53.00–57.00	823	23
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,006.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829.17/cwt	775.00–925.00	—	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	515.00/cwt	450.00–625.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	412.50/cwt	400.00–425.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,133.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837.50/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681.25/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537.50/cwt	400.00–600.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	537.50/cwt	500.00–575.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	525.00/cwt	475.00–600.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	516.67/cwt	450.00–600.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	491.67/cwt	375.00–675.00	—	3

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Roanoke Stockyards - Roanoke, AL

Wed Jan 13, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 676Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 133Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 89Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	427	137.00–146.00	141.32
2	—	780	91.00–100.00	95.56
7	—	629	107.00–115.00	109.58
4	—	333	147.00–156.00	153.21
3	—	720	100.00	100.00
10	—	387	142.00–150.00	147.04
3	—	562	115.00–117.00	116.33
5	—	460	125.00–134.00	127.84
2	—	675	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	100.00	100.00
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
2	—	318	136.00–144.00	140.09
16	—	524	107.00–113.00	110.46
11	—	480	111.00–120.00	116.48
4	—	420	128.00–135.00	131.89
8	—	567	104.00–108.00	105.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	651	118.80	118.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	126.00	126.00
3	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
3	—	560	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	155.00–158.00	157.02
5	—	460	136.00–145.00	139.46
4	—	524	128.00–133.00	130.24
7	—	433	143.00–150.00	146.76
2	—	635	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	772	115.00–116.00	115.59
7	—	638	115.00–124.00	119.77
10	—	429	151.00–160.00	157.68
4	—	473	147.00–156.00	151.48
1	—	970	100.00	100.00
14	—	522	136.00–142.00	139.53
18	—	577	128.00–134.00	130.99
3	—	665	118.00–121.00	119.32
2	—	740	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	628	130.00	130.00
36	—	657	129.50	129.50
8	—	874	111.50	111.50
53	—	792	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	148.00–152.00	150.03
2	—	530	120.00–121.00	120.49
4	—	440	140.00	140.00
7	—	465	130.00–131.00	130.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	157.00–159.00	157.79
3	—	518	133.00–136.00	134.01
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	116.00–122.00	118.94
3	—	428	120.00–125.00	123.42
1	—	255	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	142.00–145.00	144.15
3	—	365	150.00–153.00	150.97
5	—	528	122.00–125.00	123.16
3	—	463	131.00–140.00	137.02
9	—	622	105.00–110.00	107.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,508	53.00–57.00	54.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,116	47.00–50.00	49.12
37	—	1,181	47.00–62.00	57.90
65	—	1,147	50.00–56.00	54.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	901	40.00–45.00	41.24
14	—	996	42.00–51.00	45.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	69.00–72.00	70.21
10	—	1,725	74.00–79.00	76.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	400.00–425.00	412.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	450.00–625.00	515.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,006.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	775.00–925.00	829.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	450.00–600.00	516.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–575.00	537.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	700.00–950.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	400.00–600.00	537.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	600.00–750.00	681.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	375.00–675.00	491.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	475.00–600.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,133.33

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.